Monthly Archives: October 2021

Too Close to Her Throne: The Other Cousins – Talk by Susan Doran

The Tudors were not very good at producing sons but they were good at producing daughters who lived beyond childhood. During her lifetime, Elizabeth had 9 female cousins on her father’s side. 3 of them, including Lady Jane Grey died … Continue reading

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A book that features Lady Jane to look forward to….

18th November 2021 – Crown & Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II by Tracy Borman ‘This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle’ (William Shakespeare, Richard II) The British monarchy is … Continue reading

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Rivals to the Throne – Tudor Royal Women with Tracy Borman

Drawn to the fact that the Tudors very nearly did not hold onto the throne at all. There were other stronger claimants to the throne after the Battle of Bosworth. Many rival claimants descended from the House of York, the … Continue reading

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A book that features Lady Jane to look forward to….

22 February 2022 – House of Tudor: A Grisly History by Mickey Mayhew ‘Gruesome but not gratuitous, this decidedly darker take on the Tudors, from 1485 to 1603, covers some forty-five ‘events’ from the Tudor reign, taking in everything from … Continue reading

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Mary I Conference – 20th October 2021

Mary I Conference Melita Thomas, Peter Stiffell and Johanna Strong Online and in person 20th October 2021 2.00-3.30pm Free Maiden, Mother, Majesty: The iconographical success of England’s Catholic Queen by Peter Stiffell The Queen is Dead: Posthumous Representations of Mary … Continue reading

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